A car makes a splash on Maryhill Rd in Glasgow (Image: Michael McGurk)

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HEAVY rain has caused flooding and disruption for travellers in some areas.

The Met Office issued a yellow "be aware" warning of rain for Strathclyde, central and south-west Scotland, Tayside, Fife and Lothian and the Borders.

Flood alerts are in place for parts of Tayside, Ayrshire and Arran, central Scotland and Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency said.

Many roads are severely flooded, including the A737 which is closed between Kilbarchan and Howwood, Renfrewshire.

Surface water has caused problems on the M74 in the Lanarkshire area and drivers have also been warned to take care on all routes in Dumfries and Galloway.

Train passengers face cancellations and delays through Anniesland and Westerton in Glasgow because of flooding.

A cyclist struggles through the flood in Glasgow (Image: Michael McGurk)

Flooding between Dalmuir and Garscadden is also disrupting trains through those stations to Motherwell, Springburn and Lanark.

Claire Austin, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "The worst affected area of Scotland at the moment is the south-west with heavy rain which is spreading across the rest of southern Scotland. Northern areas at the moment just have one or two showers in the west but are mainly dry.

"As we go through this afternoon the rain in the south is going to push gradually north into north-east Scotland, gradually fading out.

"There will be one or two showers overnight before we get another push of heavy rain spreading in from the south and south-west overnight. We are expecting some heavy downpours and maybe even a rumble of thunder over western areas."